Legal Opinion
Ronnie Conley v. Reed Very, Housing Unit Manager
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 15, 2006No. 05-2650PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Ronnie Conley appeals a jury verdict in favor of Reed Very on Conley’s action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Because we conclude that the district court erred in its response to a question from the jury during its deliberations, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
Conley was an inmate assigned to the Missouri Department of Corrections, and he was transferred to the Algoa Correctional Center in 2000. Conley alleged that while he was at Algoa, he was raped on multiple occasions by a cellmate. Conley said that after the first attack, he sought protective custody from…
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